Women in Philanthropy grant cycle now open
Applications for Women in Philanthropy’s 9th annual grant cycle are now available. The deadline to apply will be July 6. Grants will be awarded on October 5, 2017. Applications can be downloaded from, www.easterncarolinacf.org Grants from Women in Philanthropy are awarded to nonprofit 501(c) 3 groups in the Pee Dee region with operating budgets under $750,000, which support the needs of the underprivileged in the community. Funds are...
GSSM Foundation Receives Grant from Monsanto Fund
The South Carolina Governor’s School for Science & Mathematics Foundation (GSSM-F) recently received a $10,000 grant from the Monsanto Fund’s 2017 Site Grant Initiative in support of GSSM’s GoSciTech residential summer camp for rising 8-10th graders. Monsanto’s investment makes scholarships and financial aid possible for students from across the state attending GoSciTech, which is offered for up to four weeks each summer on the...
Welfare Check leads to discovery of meth waste
During the early afternoon of June 5, Darlington County Sheriff’s Patrol Deputies were dispatched to a residence on Echo Acres Dr. in Darlington for a welfare check. While speaking with an individual at the residence Patrol Deputies saw several soft drink plastic bottles with black tape on the cap and a pink crystal substance inside the bottles. Agents with the Darlington County Sheriff’s Drug Enforcement Unit certified in...
Carolina Caterpillar awards student scholarships
Caterpillar Inc. dealers in the Carolinas in conjunction with the Florence-Darlington Technical College (FDTC) Educational Foundation presented 10 students with a $500 tool scholarship throughout May and June 2017. The scholarships are awarded based on grade point average (GPA), with the exception of one senior student who received the $500 scholarship based off of their Most Improved recognition. Students who received the...
Two arrested for daytime burglary
At 2:30 p.m. on June 6, Darlington County Sheriff’s Patrol Deputies were dispatched to a residence on Laredo Ln. in the Darlington after a victim saw an unknown person coming out of her home. Patrol deputies were able to apprehend two individuals behind the residence in a vehicle without incident. Darlington County Sheriff’s Criminal Investigations Division Investigators have charged Angelia Tiller, 27, of Darlington and...